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BBEAD-OUTT'INQ DEVICE.

Specification-of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Application filed December 21, 1918. Serial No. 267,758.

To all whom it may concern zen of the United States, residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented certain new an useful Improvements in Bread-Cutting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cutting devices, and'the primary object of .the invention is to provide a bread cutting mechanism that is adapted to cut a loaf of bread into a number ot-slices of predetermined size, upon the operation of a single operatingmeans.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bread cuttin device of this character that includes, a read carrying carriage that is slidable across a support, said support being provided with a cutting mechanism so that the bread will be cut into a number of slices as it is carried forward by movement of the carriage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bread cutting device of this character that includes a support upon which is slidably mounted a forwardl reciprocable bread carrying carriage, an a cutting mechanism movable across the front of the support, and said parts are operable by a single means so connected therewith that the carriage reciprocating mechanism and the cutting mechanism are operable alternately.

Still a further object of the invention 15 to provide a device of this character'which is easily and simply constructed, inex ensive to manufacture, and one which wi i be very eflicient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is a Fig; 3 is a vice,

Fig. 4- is a longitudinal section thereof,

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view looking in one direction, and Fig. 6 is a similar view other direction.

In describing my invention, I shall retop plan view thereof,

bottom plan view of the de looking in the the suppor for to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a substantially rectangular shaped support, which is in the form of a table provided with depending supporting legs 2 at the corners thereof. The support 1 has a transverse slot extend from therear to the front edges thereof, and slidably mounted in said slot and movable across the support 1 is a bread carrying carriage 3 whlch is provided with an enlarged lower portion 4 disposed beneath the lower surface of the support 1. This bread carrying carriage has an upwardly bent bread engaging portion 5 on the rear end thereof, adapted for engage ment with the rear end of a loaf of bread, as clearly shown in Fi r. 6 of the drawings. The support 1 is provi ed adjacent its front edge with a knife receiving slot 6 for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described.

he support. also has mounte thereon bread guide 7 that is positioned over the slidable carriage 3 so as to guide the movement of a loaf of bread across the support when the carriage is reciprocated forwardly.

The lower portion 4 of the bread carrying carriage that is disposed beneath the lower surface of the support 1, has formed on one edge thereof a rack 8 and said carriage is guided in its movement by depend ing guides 9 that extend from the rear edge of the support 1 approximately half across the same. The rack formed on the carriage is adapted to be engaged by a spring pawl 10 that is secured to one end of a pawl carrving member 11 that is disposed substantially parallel with the lower portion of the carriage. This member 11 1s slidably mounted t lrough a supporting loop 12 secured to t ielower surface of the support. It is obvio is, that u on forward movement of the member 11 t e pawl will force the carriage fi-rwardly and upon the member 11 being withdrawn, the pawl will consequently sli e back upon the rack for engagement with mother tooth.

Extendir g transversely beneath the support 1 and supported in do ending bearings 13, is a main operating sha t 14 that hasone end projectin from the adjacent edge of wfiiile the other extremity s positioned admceht the rack side of the lower portion of he bread carrying carriage. This shaft 1 h S mounted on its projecting end a fly wheel 15 provided with a handle 16 whereby the shaft is adapted to be rotated. The other end of the shaft [4- has a plate 17 thereon and connected with the outer face of said ilate is a pitman 18 that extends substantially parallel with the pawl carrying member 11, said pitnian and member having their free ends c woiected by a pivotally mounted connerti g arm 19.

Secured to the upper face of the support 1 at the front edge thereof, is a supportin r frame 20 that has its extremities connected as shown at 21 with the front of the support at the opposite sides thereof, and said frame has one side thereof disposed adjacent the fly wheel 15 lower than the other side, said first mentioned side having pivotally connected with the lower surface thereof an arm 22 that is bent angularly adjacent its pivothl connection and extends across the support as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This arm is connected adjacent its free end with a strap 23 carrying a knife 24 that is movable across the front of the support and down through the knife receiving slot 6 that is parallel with the front edge of the ip port. This knife 24 upon movement of the arm 22 will move across the bread so as to cut the projecting portion therefrom.

A short length shaft 25 is mounted in depending bearings 26 beneath the support 1 at right angles to the main drive shaft 14 and has one end connected therewith by a bevel gear 27 that is adapted to intermesh with the bevel gear 28 carried by the shaft 14. The opposite end of the shaft 25 has a crank 29 thereon, and connecting the free end of said crank with the end of the arm 22 is a connecting link 30 that extends up wardly through a slot 31 in the support adjacent the front edge thereof. Owing to this connection between the main drive and the life upon rotation of the shaft 14, the knife will be moved across the front of the support to slice the bread.

In operation, when a loaf of bread is positioned on the bread holding carriage, upon rotation of the shaft 14 through movement of the wheel 15, it is obvious that the shaft 25 will be rotated and consequently owing to the connection of the knife 24 thcrewit the knife will be swung vertically beneath the frame 20 across the front of the su ort, so as to out the bread on the carriage. i hten a slice has been cut the knife is once more lifted to inoperative position as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and the rotation of the shaft 14 will then move the pitman 18 that is connected tremity of said shaft, whlch movement will rock the connecting arm 19 to project the pawl carrying member 11 forwardly. The

with the expawl is then in engagement with the rack on the lower portion of the carriage 13. and will consequently reciprocate the said carriage forwardly to pro eot a predetermined quantity of bread in the path the knife upon the'ncxt downward operation thereof.

By this construction and arrangement, the carriage moving mechanism and the cutting mechanism are adapted to move alternately so as to rapidly slice the bread as it. is ejected across the support. It is only necessary to continue to rotate the wheel 15 to entirely slice the loaf of bread which will be ejected and cut automatically by this device. A sin le drive means is employed to accoin plis this double operation and said means is so connected with the cutting and ejecting mechanism and its operation will move the same alternately to accomplish the results hereinbefore stated.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it is thought that a. clear and romprehcnsii'e understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of m invention may be had, and While I have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, I desire that it be understood that such chan es may be made in said structure as do not epart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Havin fully described my invention, what I claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

of movement of 1. A broad cutting device including a supporting late, a supportin frame secured thereto, ii pivoted cutting tilade carried adj acent one terminal of the supporting frame, the opposite terminal portion of the frame being extended to provide a guard for the blade accommodating vertical swinging movement thereof, a main operating shaft, and driving connections between said shaft and said blade.

2. A bread cutting device including a supporting plate, a supportin frame secured thereto, an arm having an angular terminal pivotally secured to the supporting a main operating shaft, an operating link connecting said shaft with the o posite terminal of said arm, an angulary directed stop secured to said arm intermediate its ends, and a cutting blade carried by said stop, a portion of the supportin frame being extended to pr'ovide a guard or the blade accommodating vertical swinging movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto.

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